A Few Pics from Friday Morning at Penticton AX

A Few Pics from Friday Morning at Penticton AX

By Billy Rainford

I am currently typing from the lobby of the hotel right next door to the South Okanogan Events Centre where the racing is about to take place…literally. I can here the bikes revving right now. I headed over to catch some practice earlier. Here are a few shots:

This is actually the view from the balcony of my hotel room here in Penticton.

I just paid $.86 back in Ontario. I guess you pay for the view out here…

The pits here in Penticton. I wouldn’t say there are a ton of riders here, but there is definitely some talent!

Whose likeness will be on the 2016 posters?

Stu McQueen from the Future West Moto AX series is here checking things out.

Whenever I’m out here, I always ask why we don’t ALL live out here.

This will be the view from the Valvoline AX Tour LIVE broadcast this weekend. Not bad.

The Smiths are here racing for the mighty MRM team.

Young Tyler Gibbs was jumping the tricky finish line jump on his little 150.

Head Referee Dan Beaton is here getting the track in perfect condition.

Jeffery Thompson, Taylor Ciampichini, and Kyle Thompson making sure the track is prepped.

Mitch Goheen from Just Giver Productions picking rocks before he races Intermediate this afternoon.

Young Stephen Anderson would be racing were it not for his broken elbow he suffered in a longboard fall.

Tanner Ward has made the trip from Ontario with a few other amateur riders.

Let’s see which motocross rider wins this weekend to get their banner added here…

I did NOT have arenacross experience at this age. Did you?

Not only did they have to cover the ice and build the track, all the glass had to be removed too. Sounds like a lot of work to me.

Hey, Austin Watling, do you have a name for that look you’re giving us?